diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 44adbc730..dde4b5d62 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2007-10-30 Gary Burton <gary.burton@zen.co.uk>
+	* src/gen/lib/person.py: setting the death index wrongly.
+
 2007-10-27 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/plugins/rel_fr.py: add test procedure
 	* src/Relationship.py: generlize test procedure
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/person.py b/src/gen/lib/person.py
index 0d8255d00..d2c117bb8 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/person.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/person.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class Person(SourceBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, MediaBase,
             if (self.birth_ref_index != -1):
                 self.set_birth_ref(birth_ref)
             if (self.death_ref_index != -1):
-                self.set_death_ref(birth_ref)
+                self.set_death_ref(death_ref)
         elif classname == 'Person':
             new_list = [ref for ref in self.person_ref_list
                         if ref.ref not in handle_list]